# Books about families assigned in US schools

**12** books in the US-school assigned-reading canon explore _families_. Sourced from state ELA standards, AP/IB syllabi, and Common Core exemplar lists.

**Grade span:** K–12
**Canonical URL:** https://readinglist.school/theme/families
**License:** [CC BY 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) — please credit ReadingList.school when citing.

## Authors who explore families

- [Ann Cameron](https://readinglist.school/author/ann-cameron)
- [Beverly Cleary](https://readinglist.school/author/beverly-cleary)
- [Jerry Spinelli](https://readinglist.school/author/jerry-spinelli)
- [Judy Blume](https://readinglist.school/author/judy-blume)
- [Patricia McCormick](https://readinglist.school/author/patricia-mccormick)
- [Ralph J. Fletcher](https://readinglist.school/author/ralph-j-fletcher)
- [Rick Riordan](https://readinglist.school/author/rick-riordan)
- [Robert Lawson](https://readinglist.school/author/robert-lawson)

## families canon

- [Ava and Pip](https://readinglist.school/book/ava-and-pip) by Carol Weston _(Grades 3–8)_
- [Daughter of the Stars](https://readinglist.school/book/daughter-of-the-stars) by Phyllis A. Whitney _(Grades 9–12)_
- [Double Fudge](https://readinglist.school/book/double-fudge) by Judy Blume _(Grades 4–6)_
- [Fig Pudding](https://readinglist.school/book/fig-pudding) by Ralph J. Fletcher _(Grades 3–5)_
- [Loser](https://readinglist.school/book/loser) by Jerry Spinelli _(Grades 4–6)_
- [Pie](https://readinglist.school/book/pie) by Sarah Weeks _(Grades 3–8)_
- [Poor Louie](https://readinglist.school/book/poor-louie) by Tony Fucile _(Grades K–3)_
- [Ramona's World](https://readinglist.school/book/ramonas-world) by Beverly Cleary _(Grades 4–6)_
- [Sold](https://readinglist.school/book/sold) by Patricia McCormick _(Grades 9–12)_
- [The Maze of Bones](https://readinglist.school/book/the-maze-of-bones) by Rick Riordan _(Grades 3–8)_
- [The Stories Julian Tells](https://readinglist.school/book/the-stories-julian-tells) by Ann Cameron _(Grades 2–3)_
- [They Were Strong and Good](https://readinglist.school/book/they-were-strong-and-good) by Robert Lawson _(Grades 1–4)_

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